Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem is one big fight

​Brock Lesnar, the former UFC heavyweight champion and U of M wrestling stand-out, is about to face his biggest challenge yet: Alistair Overeem, the K-1 Dutch kick-boxing champion.

The poster released today to promote the December 30 fight provides a physical representation of what it will look like when these two goliaths square off in the Octagon.

But though they may resemble each other in physique, their mixed martial arts styles could not be more different.
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Brock Lesnar won't be allowed to bring the gun with him into the UFC Octagon.

​Brock Lesnar survived diverticulitis surgery and is ready to return to the UFC to fight for the heavyweight belt, according to a bizarre and unexpected new video released today.

The video, released by Lesnar sponsor Fusion Ammunition, begins with Brock wielding a massive machine gun and announcing that he's back. Later in the video, Brock pronounces that he's 100% healthy and ready to fight.

"What's new in the life of Brock Lesnar? Well, recently I went under the knife and had surgery for my diverticulitis. I feel like a new man, I feel great, healthy, strong - I feel like I used to feel."
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​Brock Lesnar, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion and University of Minnesota standout wrestler, is a man with a fascinating life story.

But it has remained largely hidden because of Lesnar's famous reticence to allow the media into his life.

Now Lesnar has revealed the cover of his new autobiography "Death Clutch: My Story of Determination, Domination, and Survival."

"It's a book about my life story," Lesnar explains in the video below. "My fight to the top through the WWE and the UFC, despite all the doubters, and despite fighting through injuries and illness."

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Jacob Volkmann wanted to knock a little sense into Barack Obama. Bad call.

​At first, we wondered whether the Secret Service was overreacting when it paid a visit to UFC fighter Jacob Volkmann in White Bear Lake.

In a post-fight interview he employed a little braggadocio about knocking some sense into "that idiot," President Barack Obama.

Now we're wondering whether White Bear Lake High School is over-reacting. They've suspended the mixed martial arts fighter from his part-time wrestling coach position.

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Brock Lesnar will coach on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter.

​UFC President Dana White announced moments ago that Brock Lesnar will be one of the coaches on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV.

Lesnar, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion and University of Minnesota wrestling standout, is famously reclusive, which makes his decision to do a reality TV show somewhat of a surprise.

Even White is unsure what to expect from Lesnar when he's cooped up and on camera.
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Did the Secret Service over-react to Volkmann?

​Minnesota mixed martial arts fighter Jacob Volkmann took a verbal jab at President Barack Obama the other day, and the Secret Service came calling.

Over-reaction from Obama's protectors, or should Volkmann know better than to threaten the president?

The latter, says commenter "xmith."

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Obama smashes Jacob Volkmann's head into a wall.

​By now you've heard of the UFC fighter who decided to call out the President after winning a fight--a decision that earned him a visit from the Secret Service.

This video shows what might happen if Obama decided to get medieval on Volkmann's ass.
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UFC Fighter Jacob Volkmann wants to fight President Obama.

​The Secret Service recently paid a visit to Minnesota mixed martial arts fighter Jacob Volkmann.

The visit came after Volkmann went on an anti-Obama tirade in his post-fight interview after dispatching his opponent at UFC 125 on January 1.

"He's not too bright," Volkmann said of President Obama. "Someone's got to knock some sense into that idiot."
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Brock Lesnar transitioned to a triangle choke to tap out Shane Carwin.

​Brock Lesnar survived some vicious ground and pound from Shane Carwin in the first round only to come back in the second and choke out the challenger to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the UFC.

Lesnar looked mortal as he was bloodied by the heavy-handed Carwin, and referee Josh Rosenthal would have been justified in stopping the fight. But Lesnar weathered the storm and by round two, it was clear Carwin was arm-weary and had punched himself out.

Which doesn't take anything away from Lesnar's prowess in mounting Carwin and  expertly applying a triangle choke, cranking like a clock until Carwin was forced to tap.
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This will be one BIG event.

​Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar makes his return to the Octagon on July 3 after a long and winding road of health problems ultimately diagnosed as diverticulitis.

Lesnar faces a stiff test in challenger Shane Carwin, a massive slab of a man with one-punch knockout power. Carwin became "interim" UFC Heavyweight Champion during Brock's convalescence, which is why both men have belts over their shoulders. This fight will unite the Heavyweight title and produce the undisputed champ.

Picture two giant elk butting heads, and you have a pretty good idea of what to expect. The UFC better get Big John McCarthy to referee because I don't know anyone else who could possible wrangle these two monsters.